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- List_of_ships_sunk_by_Axis_warships_in_Australian_waters abstract "This is a list of Allied ships sunk by Axis warships operating in Australian waters during the Second World War.Fifty four Axis surface raiders and submarines (both German and Japanese) carried out these attacks, sinking 53 merchant ships and three warships within the Australia Station, resulting in the deaths of over 1,751 Allied military personnel, sailors and civilians. A further 88 civilians were killed in air raids.The definition of \"Australian waters\" used in this list is the area designated the Australia Station prior to the outbreak of war. This vast area consisted of the waters around Australia and eastern New Guinea, and stretching south to Antarctica. From east to west, it stretched from 170° east in the Pacific Ocean to 80° east in the Indian Ocean, and from north to south it stretched from the Equator to the Antarctic.A full account is given in Axis naval activity in Australian waters".